It is estimated that 87 million Americans snore. During sleep, the muscles and soft tissues in the throat relax making the breathing airway smaller. This decrease in the airway space increases the velocity of air flowing through the airway during breathing. As the velocity of required air is increased in the constricted space, soft tissues like the soft palate and the uvula vibrate making the snoring noise.

At Princeton Park Dental Associates, we are able to fabricate a custom made dental device to be worn at night that moves the lower jaw forward and helps open the airway to stop the snoring and give you a more restful sleep.

For most people, snoring has no serious medical consequences other than keeping their partners awake at night. In an estimated nine percent of men and four percent of women, habitual snoring is the first indication of a potentially life-threatening disorder called obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).